The Buckskin Drive-In was located near Ignacio, Colorado and was built in the early-1950’s. It was a popular venue for local residents and was one of the largest drive-in theatres in Colorado accomodating hundreds of vehicles.

First run films were booked along with cartoons and newsreels, and local commercial business trailers, and showed seven days per week during the peak summer seasons.

The screen was constructed of steel trusses and corrugated aluminum painted with a high reflectance white coating, and permitted showing of Cinemascope Anamorphic wide-screen films. Projection lenses and projectors were designed for long throw projection due to the distance to the screen. Carbon Arc high intensity lamphouses utilized 3/8 inch carbon arc rods with copper coating and large parabolic reflector mirrors.

A large concession stand served popcorn, soft drinks, candy and ice cream.

The owners of the Buckskin Drive-In also owned the Rio Theatre in Meeker, Colorado and traveled to Ignacio to assist the theatre manager during the peak business summer months.

The theatre closed in later years partly due to the advent of television via UHF translator signals from nearby Albuquerque, New Mexico

Alice and Garland Smith operated this drive in in the 1960’s. They were my Aunt and Uncle. Used to go over and spend the night with my cousin Casey and we would watch Godzilla movies upstairs from the big picture window.It was a blast .

Found it. According to the 1972 Topographical Map, it was located about 2 ½ miles north of the town at 13360 Colorado HWY 172 (Google) on the west side. No trace of the drive-in remains.
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